{"id":2769,"date":"2019-11-12T09:23:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T14:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/?p=2769"},"modified":"2019-11-12T09:24:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T14:24:22","slug":"a-final-performance-for-detroit-legend-arthur-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/2019\/11\/12\/a-final-performance-for-detroit-legend-arthur-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"A final performance for Detroit legend Arthur Beer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2770\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2019\/11\/beer_ebenezer.jpg?resize=550%2C365&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arthur Beer, as Scrooge in a previous performance of &quot;A Christmas Carol.&quot;\" width=\"550\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2019\/11\/beer_ebenezer.jpg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2019\/11\/beer_ebenezer.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2019\/11\/beer_ebenezer.jpg?resize=301%2C200&amp;ssl=1 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Beer, as Scrooge in a previous performance of &#8220;A Christmas Carol.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\">Theatre Professor Arthur J. Beer retired from teaching this past year and next month, he is playing the title role in the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company&#8217;s (DMTC) production of &#8220;Ebenezer.&#8221; It will be his last performance of the show and his long, storied career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\">In honor of his career, the Department of Performing Arts and DMTC will host a special celebration on Sunday, Dec. 8, at The Marlene Boll Theatre from 5:30-8 p.m. following a performance of the show, which is a sequel to the Dickens favorite &#8220;A Christmas Carol.&#8221; This event will feature a strolling reception and roast of Beer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\">As part of the event, DMTC has invited students, friends and colleagues to express their gratitude to Beer by sending letters and videos. Offer a memory of your time with him or give him a piece of your mind. Interested individuals may submit videos and letters to theatre@udmercy.edu.\u00a0 Some recordings and letters may be read during the roast at the discretion of the Department of Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border: 0px;line-height: 1.8em;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #000000\">The deadline to RSVP for this special event is Dec. 1. Please visit\u00a0<a style=\"border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;font-weight: inherit;line-height: inherit;font-family: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #a6093d\" href=\"http:\/\/events.r20.constantcontact.com\/register\/event?oeidk=a07egpvc4itb30f568a&amp;llr=bn4w5rcab\">http:\/\/events.r20.constantcontact.com\/register\/event?oeidk=a07egpvc4itb30f568a&amp;llr=bn4w5rcab<\/a>\u00a0for more.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t make the event, you can still see Beer perform the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in &#8220;Ebenezer&#8221; on Dec. 5-8. Tickets are available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/life\/theatre\/ebenezer.php.\">www.udmercy.edu\/life\/theatre\/ebenezer.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theatre Professor Arthur J. 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